Rowena Cortes

Rowena Cortes is an experienced professional in operations and employee experience, currently serving as Senior Manager, Operations and Employee Experience at Pliant Therapeutics since June 2016. Previous roles at Pliant include Operations and Employee Experience Manager, Senior Human Resources Coordinator, Senior Administration Manager, Senior Administrative Coordinator, and Administrative Assistant. Rowena's earlier experience includes serving as Office Manager at Savant Systems and working as an Independent Contractor for a short-term administrative role. Previous administrative positions also encompass Office Manager and Administrative Assistant roles at Samsung UXCA Mobile Lab and contract positions at Fitbit, Universal Services of America, and Allsteel. Rowena began a career in education as an Advantage Coach at SCORE! Educational Centers, demonstrating strong tutoring and time management skills. Rowena holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies and Humanities from San Francisco State University.